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Items in a disaster preparedness kit: A first aid kid, water bottles, a mask, matches, and crackers.

Environment

8 simple ways to prepare for climate disaster (without panicking)

Being ready for an emergency is an act of care for yourself and your community.

On the left: A man carrying a stack of wood for a deck railing. On the right: A black woman in a wheelchair and a white man smile for a photo on a new deck.

Veterans

Retired veteran teams up with nonprofit to build free ramps for senior and disabled neighbors

Pete Adler and his fellow church members have built over 500 ramps for neighbors in need.

A hand holds up an in-progress red knitted cap and a ball of red yarn

Arts & Culture

'Melt the ICE' hats are so popular among knitters, shops are selling out of red yarn nationwide

Even knitters in Canada have reported red yarn shortages in response to the anti-ICE protest hats.

A line of Buddhist monks in orange robes walk down a street in Richmond, Virginia, with hordes of people cheering as they pass

Faith

Thousands join Buddhist monks' 'Peace Walk' as they near DC: 'Beyond anything we could have imagined'

As the monks marked their 100th day of walking across the country in Richmond, Virginia, thousands came out to support their efforts.

Two photos side by side. On the left is a blue crocheted bunny hat on a mannequin. On the right is a 5-year-old boy, Liam Conejo Ramos, wearing a blue bunny hat.

Arts & Culture

Crocheters make blue bunny hats to honor Liam Conejo Ramos, the 5-year-old boy detained by ICE

The #HatsForLiam effort has taken off in the crochet community, with a free pattern available for people to make their own hats in solidarity.

Arts & Culture

These red 'Melt the ICE' protest hats have raised $588K for Minnesota. Here's how to get one if you can't knit your own

Organizers have created an option for knitters and crocheters to donate hats for people to buy — with all proceeds going to immigrant communities in Minnesota.

From left to right: A woman has her hand over her mouth in surprise, a senior man walks across the street, as seen through a window, and the woman

People Doing Good

Woman who moved into new home has 'no words' after 98-year-old neighbor left this at her doorstep

Her neighbor had lived in the community for 52 years, and he left her speechless.

A red ladybug without black spots sits on a leaf.

Animals

Science students find new species of 'goth ladybug' living on their campus: 'There are unknown species living right beside us'

Kyushu University student Ryōta Seki discovered a tiny black ladybug that turned out to be a new species — and he didn’t have to go far to find it.

A person dips a tortilla chip in guacamole

Businesses Doing Good

Activists create directory of 470+ Latino businesses to support on Super Bowl Sunday: 'They need us more than ever'

The list includes over 470 bars and restaurants across 13 major U.S. cities, encouraging fans to exclusively support Latino establishments for the big game.

Two malnourished baby fur seals side by side.

Animals

Found stranded and starving, these endangered fur seal cubs weighed less than a terrier. See their dramatic transformation

This marks the second duo of fur seal pups rescued on the West Coast in the last year.

Recent Good News

Updated with new good news every day

8 simple ways to prepare for climate disaster (without panicking)

Retired veteran teams up with nonprofit to build free ramps for senior and disabled neighbors

'Melt the ICE' hats are so popular among knitters, shops are selling out of red yarn nationwide

Thousands join Buddhist monks' 'Peace Walk' as they near DC: 'Beyond anything we could have imagined'

Crocheters make blue bunny hats to honor Liam Conejo Ramos, the 5-year-old boy detained by ICE

These red 'Melt the ICE' protest hats have raised $588K for Minnesota. Here's how to get one if you can't knit your own

Woman who moved into new home has 'no words' after 98-year-old neighbor left this at her doorstep

Science students find new species of 'goth ladybug' living on their campus: 'There are unknown species living right beside us'

Activists create directory of 470+ Latino businesses to support on Super Bowl Sunday: 'They need us more than ever'

Found stranded and starving, these endangered fur seal cubs weighed less than a terrier. See their dramatic transformation

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